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I remember a bunch of Iraq/Afghanistan war vets going out in the first couple of months, getting hit with airstrikes and artillery and then immediately noping out lmao

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Turns out war is a lot harder when you’re not just murdering women and children.

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Those articles they wrote about how they didn’t have access to airstrikes to “shape the battlefield”, being unable to just call in a medivac helicopter for every stubbed toe, being told to hold a trench to the death instead of going on special operations missions, and otherwise finding out that war is actually dangerous when your opponent can fight back were

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Every US army tough guy immediately turning around and fleeing the moment they find out there’s no cafeteria in the trenches and no children to murder

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Some “operator” right before being told to charge across a minefield and assault a prepared defensive position- “What do you mean I can’t UberEats some BurgerKing? War really is hell!”

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Apparently it’s a lot harder when your side isn’t the one with air, armor, and artillery superiority

Who knew

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